The Impact of Pre-Service Training on ELT Master I Students at Tlemcen University

Abstract

Professional preparation and development of teachers is a continuous process. It begun with the selection of an aspirant teacher and includes his initial preparation induction into the profession and continuous development throughout the teaching career. In this vein, pre-service teacher training plays a vital role in the preparation of would be teachers. This process is a collection of unrelated courses and field experience, under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. It allows them to practice their techniques and concepts learned for the sake of being effective teachers. This work sheds light on the purpose of this important process, to check the adequacy of training at the level of Master I in the Department of English at the University of Tlemcen. To reach this objective, the researchers design two questionnaires; one for would be teachers and another for EFL teachers, in addition to classroom observation to check the appropriateness of training. The data collected were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively, and the main results obtained revealed a lack of pre-service training at the level of Master I schedule and the focus is much on theory rather than practice.